Saawan Kumar Tak (9 August 1936 – 25 August 2022) was an Indian film director, producer, and

lyricist A lyricist is a writer who writes lyrics (the spoken words), as opposed to a composer, who writes the song's music which may include but not limited to the melody, harmony, arrangement and accompaniment. Royalties A lyricist's income derives ...

. He directed many

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, including successful films like '' Saajan Bina Suhagan'', ''

Souten ''Souten'' () is a 1983 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Saawan Kumar Tak, starring Rajesh Khanna, Tina Munim, Padmini Kolhapure, Prem Chopra and Pran. It was written by Kamleshwar, with music by Usha Khanna. The song "Shayad ...

'', '' Souten Ki Beti'', ''

Sanam Bewafa ''Sanam Bewafa'' () is a 1991 Indian Hindi-language film directed and produced by Saawan Kumar Tak, it stars Salman Khan, Chandni, Pran, Danny Denzongpa.It was inspired by the Pakistani Punjabi movie ''Haq Mehar'' (1985). Plot The film is ...

'', ''

Bewaffa Se Waffa ''Bewaffa Se Waffa'' (lit: ''Loyalty to the disloyal'') is a 1992 Hindi film starring Juhi Chawla, Nagma and Vivek Mushran and directed and produced by Saawan Kumar Tak. The film was released on 4 September 1992. Plot Aslam marries Rukshar. Th ...

''. He is credited with giving break to actors such as

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and

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. His most famous directorial venture was

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starrer ''

'', which was the first Indian film to be shot in Mauritius and was a platinum jubilee hit.

Career

Saawan Kumar began his career as the producer of the 1967

starrer film ''

Naunihal Naunihal is a 1967 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Raj Marbros starring Sanjeev Kumar, Balraj Sahni and Indrani Mukherjee in lead roles. The film's music was composed by Madan Mohan, with lyrics by Kaifi Azmi, including the song "M ...

''. He was the one who gave the name Sanjeev to actor Haribhai Jariwala. The film received the Presidential mention at the National Awards. His directorial debut was with the film '' Gomti Ke Kinare'' (1972), which was

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's last film, and released posthumously. He was also a prolific lyricist and has written songs for most of his produced and directed films. Apart from this, he has written the lyrics of songs for movies produced and directed by other film-makers. Among these are "Sabak", the 1973 movie starring Shatrughan Sinha and Poonam and featuring the popular song "Barkha Rani Zara Jamke Barso". He penned some songs from the film '' Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai'' and all the songs from the 2004 film '' Dev''. He has also written lyrics of some very popular songs of his own movies such as "Zindagi Pyar Ka Geet Hai" ''

'', "Hum Bhool Gaye" '' Souten Ki Beti'', "Yeh Dil Bewafa Se Wafa" ''

'' all sung by

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. He was married to music director

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Filmography

As Director

*''1972 Gomti Ke Kinare'' *''1974 Hawas'' *''1977 Ab Kya Hoga'' *''1978 Saajan Bina Suhagan'' *''1980 Oh Bewafa'' *''1981 Saajan Ki Saheli'' *''1983

'' *''1984

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'' *''1986 Preeti'' *''1987 Pyar Ki Jeet'' *''1989 Souten Ki Beti'' *''1991

'' *''1992

'' *''1993 Khal-Naaikaa'' *''1994

Chaand Kaa Tukdaa ''Chaand Kaa Tukdaa'' () is a 1994 Indian Hindi-language film produced and directed by Saawan Kumar Tak starring Sridevi, Salman Khan and Shatrughan Sinha. Plot Shyam lives a wealthy lifestyle in London, England, and is considered one of th ...

'' *''1995 Sanam Harjai'' *''1997 Salma Pe Dil Aa Gaya'' *''1999

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'' *''2003

Dil Pardesi Ho Gayaa ''Dil Pardesi Ho Gayaa'' (My Heart Became a Stranger) is a 2003 Indian Hindi language Romantic films, romantic drama movie directed by Saawan Kumar Tak. Cast * Kapil Jhaveri as Arjun “Sunny”/Salman * Saloni Aswani as Ruksar Khan * Amrish P ...

'' *''2006 Saawan''

References

External links

Saawan Kumar's Official Website
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tak, Saawan Kumar 1936 births 2022 deaths 20th-century Indian people Artists from Jaipur Hindi-language film directors Film producers from Rajasthan Indian lyricists Hindi film producers Film directors from Rajasthan